13.The proposed timeline for the development and implementation of the transitional arrangements is as follows:
| December 2009/January 2010 | Opportunities for awarding organisations and responsible bodies to seek clarification on any points. |
| 25 January 2010 | Comments on the proposed transitional arrangements must be returned to us. |
| February 2010 | We will analyse the responses to the proposals and provide draft advice to the Secretary of State on the transitional arrangements that we believe should be put in place. |
| March 2010 | Following a response from the Secretary of State on the draft advice, we will publish a document setting out our advice on the transitional arrangements. The Secretary of State will make an order commencing most of the provisions of Part 7 of the 2009 Act from 1 April 2010. That order will include provisions that establish the transitional arrangements and that take account of our advice. We will notify awarding organisations and appropriate responsible bodies of the transitional arrangements that will be in place from 1 April 2010. |
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